Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Special Interests

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What If Politicians Had to Wear the Corporate Logos of Their Donors?

When we watch NASCAR, the corporate sponsors of the drivers are
clearly visible.

When we watch a movie, the product placements are hard
to ignore.

And when we watch a TV show, the commercials
reveal who is really paying for the show’s production.

So why is it that
when we see a politician, his suit isn’t plastered with the logos of
his corporate sponsors?As hilarious as that sounds, it may become a reality
in California in the very near future.

An advocacy group known as
“California Is Not For Sale” recently submitted a potential ballot
measure to the Attorney General, that would not only force lawmakers to
wear the logos of their top ten sponsors when they speak in the state
legislature, their political ads would also have to disclose their
contributors.

According to the group:

“Imagine this: a California Senator is speaking on the
floor and proposes a bill he just drafted that will give oil companies
huge tax advantages.

Now imagine if on his jacket, he was wearing
Chevron, Shell, and BP logos – some of his top ten contributors.

Our law
will bring this under-the-table-corruption to the surface and expose
these politicians who take political contributions in exchange for
favors for what they really are: corrupt.”

Of course, this wouldn’t be limited to oil companies.

Remember when
the state legislature passed SB277, which removed “personal exemptions”
and forced all kids attending schools and daycare centers to be
vaccinated?

That bill was initially backed by a senator
who received campaign contributions from big pharma.

Imagine how
foolish he would have looked if he tried to push SB277, whilst
appropriately decked out in the logos of the companies who wanted him to
propose that bill?As you can imagine, the state’s elected representatives are not too
happy about this measure.

According to Ryan Smith, the coordinator for
“California Is Not For Sale”, the political class is pissed, and not
just for his ballot measure.

In the past his group has staged protests
with cardboard cutouts of the state legislators, covered from head to
toe with their corporate sponsors.

Smith said the organization has received angry emails
from some legislators demanding the group stop using life-size cutouts
of their image.

Senator Marty Block told San Diego’s local ABC affiliate that he “supports reasonable measures to provide more transparency to our legislative process,” but did not explicitly endorse the measure.

Though assembly member Rocky Chavez acknowledged the legislature needs more transparency, he argued that “[t]o have everyone decked out like race car drivers would be a circus element which wouldn’t really benefit the public.”

Instead, he suggested requiring candidates and legislators to list
their top ten donors on their websites, though this would likely mean
far less exposure than displaying them on the floor of the legislature.

Asked about Chavez’s claim the proposed law would create a “circus element,” Smith responded, “You
know what’s a circus? That politicians can openly take money from
corporations and unions and have no accountability afterwards.

It’s a
complete joke.

If Mr. Chavez doesn’t like this, I have a brilliant
solution for him: stop taking money.

Problem solved, circus avoided!”

If logo laden cardboard cutouts are enough to freak them
out, imagine how impotent they will be if they have to wear these logos
on their suits, while they are proposing new bills?

Make no mistake, this could really happen.

The measure
will be given a title and summary by the Attorney General next week.

At
that point, all it needs is 365,000 signatures, and then it will be on
the ballot for the 2016 election.

And considering that the bill
addresses an issue that frustrates most, if not all voters, including
liberals and conservatives, this might receive plenty of broad support.

And when you consider the fact that the political class is
hated now more than ever in this country, it sounds even more likely.

Everyone
is through dealing with politicians who have sold out, and
don’t actually represent them.

Not only would this bill have a practical
effect, but it would satisfy a vindictive itch among the voters.

We’ve
been fooled over and over again by politicians, and for once, we’d love
to see them look foolish.

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